My Wife's Strange Habit Early into my marriage, I noticed that my wife had an unusual habit. Whenever we received a gift, had been a guest at another’s home, etc., she would send a “thank you” card. I took particular notice that she would even send one after a job interview. I thought it a […]
Stout Systems Development, recognized as one of the top Custom Software Development Firms of 2019, is pleased to announce its upcoming seminars on conducting a software health check-up targeted to help business owners improve their software planning.
For a career changer, landing that first job in technology can be a challenge. That having been acknowledged, career changers may have some assets that they don’t realize they can capitalize on. Industry or Line of Business Expertise For many people who have been doing the same thing career-wise for a long time, they’re just […]
A big challenge facing a career changer is how to get a hiring manager to take a chance on you. Let’s assume that you have already taken steps to become eligible for your new career, such as getting trained or certified. Now it’s about telling your story in such a way that the hiring manager […]
After more than two decades in the technical recruiting game, Stout Systems has learned a thing or two about how to help people find jobs. We are often invited to take our show on the road—presenting seminars at colleges, universities, user group meetings and the like. At just about every seminar we present, we meet […]
Ann Arbor and Farmington Hills, MI – Stout Systems Development, recognized as one of the top Custom Software Development Firms of 2019, is pleased to announce its upcoming seminars on task estimating targeted to help developers improve their software estimation skills. This seminar debuted at CodeMash 2019 to a full house of attendees on the last day […]
In Part 1 of this series, the topic of merge bugs was introduced. Merge bugs are the result of changes in multiple branches that don't result in conflicts, but when the two changes are merged together the result is not consistent with the intent of either modification. In Part 1, the following process was suggested […]
You’ve heard of merge conflicts, but what about merge bugs? Like conflicts, these are caused when multiple developers work on the same code and then merge changes. Conflicts (when the same line is changed by more than one developer) are easy to detect, but bugs outside of those conflicts are much more complex. They won’t […]
Back in the day, if you wanted to really prepare for your job interview, you’d have to go to the Public Library and do some research on the company you were interviewing with. There, you would find dusty old tomes in which you could look up information about the company, and you could learn even […]
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